Santiago
I’m a biologist, botanist, and co-founder of Protect the Andes. My work combines scientific research with hands-on conservation, from leading field expeditions and wildlife monitoring to restoring ecosystems and collaborating with local communities.
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Protect the Andes is a Colombian nonprofit founded in 2024 to restore, conserve, and research Andean ecosystems. In under two years, our team has built a field program spanning 8 sites across Colombia: from páramo biological islands at 4,200m to Caribbean coastlines and forests emerging from decades of conflict. We work where science is scarce and the stakes are high: documenting vulnerable endemic species alongside indigenous communities, restoring wildlife corridors in fragmented tropical dry forests, and building the long-term climate datasets that local communities need to protect their water sources and defend their land. Every project is documented through a short film, connecting a global audience to the landscapes and species we work to save. We believe science, storytelling, and community action are inseparable, and that the Andes deserve all three.
Protect the Andes is a Colombian nonprofit founded in 2024 to restore, conserve, and research Andean ecosystems. In under two years, our team has built a field program spanning 8 sites across Colombia: from páramo biological islands at 4,200m to Caribbean coastlines and forests emerging from decades of conflict. We work where science is scarce and the stakes are high: documenting vulnerable endemic species alongside indigenous communities, restoring wildlife corridors in fragmented tropical dry forests, and building the long-term climate datasets that local communities need to protect their water sources and defend their land. Every project is documented through a short film, connecting a global audience to the landscapes and species we work to save. We believe science, storytelling, and community action are inseparable, and that the Andes deserve all three.